There was a time when I couldn’t go a week without mentioning “Redneck Neighbor” and his wife on my blog. When we first moved to the cul-de-sac they welcomed us with open arms, cold beers and a good amount of skepticism about Christians and Christianity. My how things have changed.… Read More
Archive Tag: church
How To Make People Give
If our church is average then no more than twenty percent of us drop something in the offering plate regularly. Twenty percent of us teach a class, help out at the food pantry, set up the chairs on Sunday morning, fix stuff when it breaks or serve the community in… Read More
Are You Wearing That?
Every Sunday morning my dad and I would get ourselves dressed to the best of our ability and then… “Are you wearing that?” my mom would ask one of us. To which I responded, one morning when the spirit of sarcasm had descended upon me, “No, mom, this is just… Read More
Two Sides Of The Coin
One side… Collecting an offering on Sunday morning will turn some people off to Christianity so we shouldn’t do it. Aren’t they more important? They’ll think the church is just after their money. They’ll be embarrassed if they don’t drop anything into the basket. They’ll be needlessly uncomfortable. Putting a… Read More
A Little Initiative
I got to teach second and third graders about initiative on Sunday, or they taught me. I miss teaching Sunday school but with my new role at church as Leader Of Leading Leaders And Other Musical But Less Leadery People or whatever, and with my time on the road a… Read More
Two Enemies Of Children
My job on these blog trips is leader guy. I’m not here to blog, so I let the real bloggers write all the good stories. Except one. At every child development center we visit I make a point to spend time with the pastor and ask one question: What can… Read More